| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |